Appearing on the 13th season of Dancing With the Stars in 2011 as the show's first transgender contestant, Bono noticeably lost weight and has since been maintaing a healthy lifestyle. "Got a juicer to add more vegetables to my diet," he tweeted in May 2013. "My first juice was combo of apple, lemon, beet, carrot, celery, cucumber, and ginger. Awesome!"

Bono has also been focusing on his acting career. In June, he appeared on stage in the community production of Thirty Minute Musicals: Independence Day in Hollywood. "I'll do this stuff for fun, but my goal is ultimately to get paid to do acting work," he told The Hollywood Reporter of his gig. "This is a very singular experience for me."